155th Motorised Rifle Division

155-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 95876

Activated 4.70 in Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast.

Organisation 1970:

374th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast) - from the 78th Tank Division
511th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
515th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
480th Tank Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
931st Artillery Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
481st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
395th independent Missile Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
129th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
1030th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
1069th independent Communications Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
636th independent Chemical Defence Company (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
148th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)

15.11.72 re-organised:

0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion was activated
00 independent Reactive Artillery Battalion was activated - absorbed by the Artillery Regiment in 5.80

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

Organisation 1980:

374th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
511th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
515th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
480th Tank Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
931st Artillery Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
481st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast) with SA-8
395th independent Missile Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
129th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
1030th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
1069th independent Communications Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
636th independent Chemical Defence Company (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
148th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Semiplanatinsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast)

In 1984 parts of the division was used to activate the new 71st Motorised Rifle Division.

Organisation 1988:

374th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
511th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
515th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
480th Tank Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
931st Artillery Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
481st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast) with SA-8
395th independent Missile Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
129th independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
1030th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
1069th independent Communications Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
636th independent Chemical Defence Company (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
148th independent Medical-Sanitary Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)
0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast)

In 6.89 the 481st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was transferred to East Germany, and was replaced by a new 000 Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

1.10.89 renamed 5203rd Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

3.92 taken over by Kazakhstan.

Headquarters:

Subordination:

Divisional coordinates:

Semipalatinsk barracks [US designation: Semipalatinsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 50 23 16N, 80 10 24E
Ust-Kamenogorsk barracks [US designation: Ust-Kamenogorsk Army Barracks AL 1]: 49 55 49N, 82 29 33E

The division was maintained as a Ready Division - Reduced Strength II (US terms: Category II).